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Home My WebLink About11-15-07 Building Codes Appeals Board minutes ADMINISTER OATHS OF OFFICE BUILDING CODES APPEAL BOARD Purpose: To provide a comprehensive review of construction codes and make a recommendation to City Council and to hear and determine appeals from applicants. Term: 3 Year term Meeting Time: On an as needed basis. Eligibility Requirements: They must be a resident or non-resident individuals owning or operating a business within the City of La Porte. Council will determine competency based on experience and training in matters pertaining to building construction. May not be employed by the City of La Porte. Members: Initial Term Expires Subsequent Term Expires Position 1 - Tom Campbell/Chairman ~tioiV- Terry BunchlVice Chairman Position 3 - Paul Larson 8/3112010 3 year term. 8/31/2010 3 year term. 8/31/2009 2 year term. Position 4 - Ron Holt 8/31/2009 2 year term. Position 5 - Ken Scblather 8/3112008 1 year term Position 6 - John Elfstrom 8/31/2008 1 year term. ~ Bruce Compton 8/31/2008 1 year term. *Initial Board Members shall serve coterminous 3 year terms expiring on Au.:,oust 31, 2007. Thereafter, at the conclusion of the initial 3 year term, board members shall serve as noted above. Staff Liaison: Chief Building Official, Debbie Wilmore **Chairman to be elected by members at the first meeting and replaced as needed.. 29 MINUTES Building Codes Appeals Board Minutes of November 15, 2007 Members Present: Tom Campbell, Ken Schlather, John Elfstrom, Ron Holt and Paul Larson Members Absent: Terry Bunch and Bruce Compton City Staff Present: Chief Building Official Debbie Wilmore and Inspection Services Coordinator Sherry Jennings Others Present: none 1. CALL TO ORDER Meeting called to order at 6:03 P.M. by Chairman Tom Campbell. 2. ADMINISTER OATHS OF OFFICE TO RE-APPOINTED BOARD MEMBERS TOM CAMPBELL (POSITION 1), TERRY BUNCH (POSITION 2), D. PAUL LARSON (POSmON 3), RON HOLT (POSmON 4), KEN SCHLA THER (POSITION 5), JOHN ELFSTROM (POSITION 6) AND BRUCE COMPTON (POSmON 7) Sherry Jennings administered oaths to Tom Campbell, Paul Larson, Ron Holt, Ken Schlather and John Elfstrom. Oaths for Terry Bunch and Bruce Compton will be administered at a later meeting. 3. CONSIDER APPROVING MINUTES FROM THE AUGUST 15,2007 MEETING Motion to approve the August 15, 2007 minutes, as submitted, was made by Mr. Schlather. Second by Mr. Larson. Motion passed unanimously. 4. REVIEW AND DISCUSS CHAPTERS 1-3 OF THE 2006 FUEL GAS CODE Following a discussion by the Board, Mr. Elfstrom made a motion to close the review and discussion. Second by Mr. Schlather. Motion passed unanimously. 5. ESTABLISH NEXT MEETING DATE, TIME AND TOPICS Mr. Larson made a motion to hold the next meeting on February 21,2008 at 6 p.m. with the following agenda item: 2008 National Electrical Code (NEC) comments. Second by Mr. Holt. Motion passed unanimously. Building Codes Appeals Board Minutes of November 15, 2007 Page 2 ofl 6. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS Debbie Wilmore provided the Board with a copy of the December 5,2007 Code Adoption Educational Meeting Flyer and the code adoption ordinance (2006 Editions). Staff advised the Board the 2008 NEC books were available. Mr. Elfstrom requested the Illustrated Code Changes in lieu of a code book. Book arrival should be later December 2007 or early January 2008. 7. BOARD COMMENTS Staff was asked to proceed with the review of the NEC and provide the Board with typed comments at the February 2008 meeting. 8. ADJOURN A motion to adjourn was made by Mr. Elfstrom with a second by Mr. Schlather. Motion passed unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 6:55 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Q~w~ Debbie Wilmore, CBO, HCO Chief Building Official STAFF COMMENTS ON 2008 ELECTRICAL CODE CHAPTER 82, ARTICLE IV ELECTRICAL CODE - Review Comments, January 2008 Code Deletions: NONE - No changes proposed to existing local amendments or the 2008 Ed. of the National Electrical Code (NEC) Code Amendments: Section 82-336 is amended to read as follows: 82-336 National Electrical Code - Adoption. The National Electrical Code, 2008 edition, is hereby adopted as the regulations to govern and to be observed and followed in all electric wiring and in all electrical construction, installation, repair, alteration, operation and maintenance of electric wiring, apparatus and fixtures, exceptfor the amendments adopted in Sections 82-337 through 82-350. Significant Changes noted in the Illustrated Code Changes (2008 Ed. Of the NEC) Sect. 210.8: Previous exceptions on GFCI protection (receptacle for appliances occupying a dedicated space and receptacles that were not readily accessible) were deleted. 2008 Ed. requires both to be GFCI-Protected Sect. 212. 12(B): Previous code required dwelling unit bedrooms (120-v, 15 & 20- amp branch circuits supplying outlets) to be arc-fault circuit- interrupter (APCI) protection. 2008 Ed. requires AFCI for family, dining & living rooms, parlors, libraries, dens, bedrooms, sun rooms, recreation rooms, closets, hallways, or similar rooms or areas Sect. 406.11: New section requires tamper-resistant receptacles in dwelling unit locations specified in S. 210.52 (kitchen, family & living room, parlor, library, den, sunroom, recreation room, bathrooms, outdoors, laundry, basements, garages, hallways & bedrooms). S:\City Planning Share\Boards & Commissions\Bldg Codes Appeal Bd\Correspondence & Forms\Electrical Review Comments 200& NEC.doc Wiring and Protection Author's Comment: The two exceptions permitting receptacles that were not readily accessible and single or duplex receptacles for two appliances within a dedicated space for each appliance to not have GFCI protection for personnel in garages and unfinished basements were deleted. The substantiation in the proposal and the discussion during the Panel deliberation indicated that the present generation of GFCI devices do not have the problems of nuisance tripping that plagued earlier devices. REFRIGERATOR OR FREEZER 1{ RECEPTACLE FOR APPLIANCES OCCUPYING DEDICATED SPACE · 210.8(A)(2) (2005 NEC) NOT REQUIRED TO BE GFCI-PROTECTED > (2008 NEC) REQUIRED TO BE GFCI-PROTECTED :.~ ~ RECEPTACLE IS NOT READILY ACCESSIBLE. · 210.8(A)(2) (2005 NEC) NOT REQUIRED TO BE GFCI-PROTECTED (2008 NEe) REQUIRED TO BE GFCI-PROTECTED ATTACHED OR DETACHED GARAGE WITH POWER WORK BENCH GFCI-PROTECTED RECEPTACLE · 210.52(G) · 210.8(A)(2) CORD-AND-PLUG CONNECTED · 210.8(A)(5) (2005 NEC) NOT REQUIRED TO BE GFCI-PROTECTED (2008 NEe) REQUIRED TO BE GFCI-PROTECTED DWELLING UNITS 210.8(A)(2); (A)(5) Purpose of Change: The exceptions permitting receptacles that were not readily accessible and single or duplex receptacles for two appliances within a dedicated space for each appliance to not have GFCI-protection for personnel in garages and unfinished basements were deleted. 2-11 Stallcup's Illustrated Code Changes - 2008 NEC Ch. 2 - Article 210 Part I - 210.12(8) @)12 Jog: 2005 NEe: 210.12(8) 2005 NEC - 210.12 Arc-Fault Circuit-Interrupter Protection. (B) Dwelling Unit Bedrooms. All 120-volt, single phase, 15- and 20-ampere branch circuits supplying outlets Installed in dwelling unit bedrooms shall be protected by a listed arc-fault circuit interrupter, combination type installed to provide protection of the branch circuit. ~.... I3ranch/fcedcr ArCls shall be permitted to be used to meet the requirements of 21 0.12(8) until January 1,2008. FPN-:- For information on types of arc-fault circuit interrupters, see UL 1699-1999, Standard for Arc-Fault Circuit Interrupters. 2008 NEC - 210.12 Arc-Fault Circuit-Interrupter Protection. ~ (B) Dwelling Units. All 120-volt, single phase, 15- and 20-ampere branch circuits supplying outlets installed in dwelling unit in family rooms, dining rooms, living rooms, parlors, libraries, dens, bedrooms, sun rooms, recreation rooms, closets, hallways, or similar rooms or areas shall be protected by a listed arc-fault circuit interrupter, combination type installed to provide protection of the branch circuit. FPN NO.1: For information on types of arc-fault circuit interrupters, see UL 1699-1999, Standard for Arc-Fault Circuit Interrupters. FPN NO.2: See 11.6.3(5) of NFPA 72@-2007, National Fire Alarm Code@, for information related to secondary power supply requirements for smoke alarms installed in dwellfng units. FPN NO.3: See 76041 (8) and 760.121 (8) for power-supply requirements for fire alarm systems. Exception NO.1: Where RMC, IMG, EMT or steel armored cable, Type AC, meeting the requirements of 250.118 using metal outlet and junction boxes is installed for the portion of the branch circuit between the branch-circuit overcurrent device and the first outlet, it shall be permitted to install a combination AFCI at the first outlet to provide protection for the remaining portion of the branch circuit. Exception NO.2: Where a branch circuit to a fire alarm system installed in accordance with 760.41 (8) and 760.121 (8) is installed in in RMC, IMC, EMT, or steel armored cable. Type AC, meeting the requirements of 250.118, with metal outlet and junction boxes. AFCI protection shall be permitted to be omitted. Author's Comment: A new Exception No. 1 has been added to permit a combination AFCI to be installed at the first outlet to provide protection for the remaining portion of the branch circuit where RMC, IMC, EMT or steel armored cable, Type AC, meeting the requirements of 250.118 using metal outlet and junction boxes is installed for the portion of the branch circuit between the branch-circuit overcurrent device and the first outlet. A new Exception NO.2 has been added permitting rigid metal conduit, intermediate metal conduit, or electrical metallic tubing to protect the branch circuit supplying a fire alarm system branch ciruit in lieu of an AFCI device. 2-20 ~ ~ . DINING ROOM . - 7 ~ ~~.. $ $.." W e GFCl . JE z w > o . 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